Question 1

Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding asserted that the mind is

Accepted Answer

A)  furnished with all of its ideas from experience. 
B)  like a veined slab of marble. 
C)  constantly active. 
D)  full of innate ideas. 
A)  furnished with all of its ideas from experience. 
B)  like a veined slab of marble. 
C)  constantly active. 
D)  full of innate ideas.

Question 2

Match the analogy,model,or metaphor with the philosopher.
-Leibniz

Accepted Answer

A) mind as block of veined marble 
B) the inexperienced mind as "white paper void of all characters" 
C) "the soul of beasts is nothing but their blood" 
A) mind as block of veined marble 
B) the inexperienced mind as "white paper void of all characters" 
C) "the soul of beasts is nothing but their blood"

Question 3

Match the description with the appropriate element of Locke's philosophy.
-sensitive knowledge

Accepted Answer

A) knowledge obtained through deductive reasoning 
B) knowledge obtained through patterns of sensory experiences 
C) knowledge obtained through perceptions that are immediately obvious and true 
A) knowledge obtained through deductive reasoning 
B) knowledge obtained through patterns of sensory experiences 
C) knowledge obtained through perceptions that are immediately obvious and true

Question 4

Which of the following was one of Leibniz's favorite metaphors for the human mind at birth?

Accepted Answer

A)  an unwound clock 
B)  a blank slate 
C)  an architect's plan 
D)  a veined slab of marble 
A)  an unwound clock 
B)  a blank slate 
C)  an architect's plan 
D)  a veined slab of marble

Question 5

In the Treatise of Man,Descartes provided mechanistic explanations for all the following functions EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  reason. 
B)  memory. 
C)  sensation. 
D)  imagination. 
A)  reason. 
B)  memory. 
C)  sensation. 
D)  imagination.

Question 6

All of the following are considered members of the "British associationist" tradition of mental philosophy EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  George Berkeley. 
B)  Richard Busby. 
C)  David Hume. 
D)  David Hartley. 
A)  George Berkeley. 
B)  Richard Busby. 
C)  David Hume. 
D)  David Hartley.

Question 7

Descartes's mathematical invention,which integrated algebra and geometry,is called

Accepted Answer

A)  analytic geometry. 
B)  Cartesian analysis. 
C)  differential calculus. 
D)  dioptric. 
A)  analytic geometry. 
B)  Cartesian analysis. 
C)  differential calculus. 
D)  dioptric.

Question 8

Match the description with the appropriate element of Locke's philosophy.
-intuitive knowledge

Accepted Answer

A) knowledge obtained through deductive reasoning 
B) knowledge obtained through patterns of sensory experiences 
C) knowledge obtained through perceptions that are immediately obvious and true 
A) knowledge obtained through deductive reasoning 
B) knowledge obtained through patterns of sensory experiences 
C) knowledge obtained through perceptions that are immediately obvious and true

Question 9

Descartes's Treatise on the Passions of the Soul (1649)was highly influenced by his correspondence with

Accepted Answer

A)  Marin Mersenne. 
B)  Princess Elizabeth of Bohemia. 
C)  Galileo. 
D)  William Harvey. 
A)  Marin Mersenne. 
B)  Princess Elizabeth of Bohemia. 
C)  Galileo. 
D)  William Harvey.

Question 10

Legend has it that Descartes did much of his best thinking

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A)  in the library. 
B)  during long walks on the moors. 
C)  in bed. 
D)  while debating others. 
A)  in the library. 
B)  during long walks on the moors. 
C)  in bed. 
D)  while debating others.

Question 11

Leibniz's sentient monads are presumably dominant in __________,while rational monads reside in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  plants; higher animals 
B)  animals; human beings 
C)  everything in the universe; human beings 
D)  all plants and animals; God 
A)  plants; higher animals 
B)  animals; human beings 
C)  everything in the universe; human beings 
D)  all plants and animals; God

Question 12

Match the description with the appropriate element of Leibniz's theory of monads.
-rational monads

Accepted Answer

A) form material objects when clustered together 
B) controls and contains the entirety of the universe 
C) possess capacity for simple perception 
D) the soul or mind of human beings 
A) form material objects when clustered together 
B) controls and contains the entirety of the universe 
C) possess capacity for simple perception 
D) the soul or mind of human beings

Question 13

Match the description with the appropriate element of Descartes's philosophy.
-innate ideas

Accepted Answer

A) clear yellowish fluid that fills the brain cavities 
B) conscious awareness of one's emotions 
C) ideas that derive from the nature of the thinking soul itself 
D) properties of physical phenomena that could not be analyzed or doubted 
A) clear yellowish fluid that fills the brain cavities 
B) conscious awareness of one's emotions 
C) ideas that derive from the nature of the thinking soul itself 
D) properties of physical phenomena that could not be analyzed or doubted

Question 14

Match the description with the appropriate element of Locke's philosophy.
-reflections

Accepted Answer

A) experiences of objects in the external world 
B) experiences of the mind's own operations 
C) ideas that come from basic sensations or reflections 
D) the linking together of similar or contiguously experienced ideas 
A) experiences of objects in the external world 
B) experiences of the mind's own operations 
C) ideas that come from basic sensations or reflections 
D) the linking together of similar or contiguously experienced ideas

Question 15

The first rule of Descartes's method,providing the equivalent of the geometric axioms,was to

Accepted Answer

A)  doubt everything. 
B)  keep precise records of all observations. 
C)  systematically manipulate one variable at a time. 
D)  proceed deductively by syllogistic reasoning. 
A)  doubt everything. 
B)  keep precise records of all observations. 
C)  systematically manipulate one variable at a time. 
D)  proceed deductively by syllogistic reasoning.

Question 16

Match the description with the appropriate element of Descartes's philosophy.
-passions

Accepted Answer

A) clear yellowish fluid that fills the brain cavities 
B) conscious awareness of one's emotions 
C) ideas that derive from the nature of the thinking soul itself 
D) properties of physical phenomena that could not be analyzed or doubted 
A) clear yellowish fluid that fills the brain cavities 
B) conscious awareness of one's emotions 
C) ideas that derive from the nature of the thinking soul itself 
D) properties of physical phenomena that could not be analyzed or doubted

Question 17

Match the female correspondent with the philosopher.
-Descartes

Accepted Answer

A) Lady Damaris Cudworth Masham 
B) Princess Elizabeth of Bohemia 
C) Sophie the Countess Palatine and Sophie Charlotte 
A) Lady Damaris Cudworth Masham 
B) Princess Elizabeth of Bohemia 
C) Sophie the Countess Palatine and Sophie Charlotte

Question 18

Match the description with the appropriate element of Leibniz's theory of monads.
-bare monads

Accepted Answer

A) form material objects when clustered together 
B) controls and contains the entirety of the universe 
C) possess capacity for simple perception 
D) the soul or mind of human beings 
A) form material objects when clustered together 
B) controls and contains the entirety of the universe 
C) possess capacity for simple perception 
D) the soul or mind of human beings

Question 19

Who was an early scientist who initiated the practice of bringing together groups of investigators for scientific discussions?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Locke 
B)  William Molyneux 
C)  Anthony Ashley Cooper 
D)  Robert Boyle 
A)  John Locke 
B)  William Molyneux 
C)  Anthony Ashley Cooper 
D)  Robert Boyle

Question 20

Where did Descartes localize the most important interactions between the body and the soul?

Accepted Answer

A)  throughout the brain 
B)  throughout the body 
C)  in the pineal gland 
D)  nowhere, because they cannot interact in space 
A)  throughout the brain 
B)  throughout the body 
C)  in the pineal gland 
D)  nowhere, because they cannot interact in space

Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding asserted that the mind is

Match the analogy,model,or metaphor with the philosopher. -Leibniz

Match the description with the appropriate element of Locke's philosophy. -sensitive knowledge

Which of the following was one of Leibniz's favorite metaphors for the human mind at birth?

In the Treatise of Man,Descartes provided mechanistic explanations for all the following functions EXCEPT

All of the following are considered members of the "British associationist" tradition of mental philosophy EXCEPT

Descartes's mathematical invention,which integrated algebra and geometry,is called

Match the description with the appropriate element of Locke's philosophy. -intuitive knowledge

Descartes's Treatise on the Passions of the Soul (1649)was highly influenced by his correspondence with

Legend has it that Descartes did much of his best thinking

Leibniz's sentient monads are presumably dominant in ,while rational monads reside in .

Match the description with the appropriate element of Leibniz's theory of monads. -rational monads

Match the description with the appropriate element of Descartes's philosophy. -innate ideas

Match the description with the appropriate element of Locke's philosophy. -reflections

The first rule of Descartes's method,providing the equivalent of the geometric axioms,was to

Match the description with the appropriate element of Descartes's philosophy. -passions

Match the female correspondent with the philosopher. -Descartes

Match the description with the appropriate element of Leibniz's theory of monads. -bare monads

Who was an early scientist who initiated the practice of bringing together groups of investigators for scientific discussions?

Where did Descartes localize the most important interactions between the body and the soul?

Introduction: Studying the History of Psychology

Foundational Ideas from Antiquity

Physiologists of Mind: Brain Scientists from Gall to Penfield

The Sensing and Perceiving Mind: From Kant through the Gestalt Psychologists

Wundt and the Establishment of Experimental Psychology

The Evolving Mind: Darwin and His Psychological Legacy

Measuring the Mind: Galton and Individual Differences

American Pioneers: James, Hall, Calkins, and Thorndike

Psychology as the Science of Behavior: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner

Social Influence and Social Psychology: From Mesmer to Milgram and Beyond

Mind in Conflict: Freudian Psychoanalysis and Its Successors

Psychology Gets “Personality”: Allport, Maslow, and the Broadening Field

The Developing Mind: Binet, Piaget, and the Study of Intelligence

Minds, Machines, and Cognitive Psychology

Applying Psychology: From the Witness Stand to the Workplace

The Art and Science of Clinical Psychology

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Exam 3: Pioneering Philosophers of Mind: Descartes, Locke, and Leibniz

Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding asserted that the mind is

Match the analogy,model,or metaphor with the philosopher. -Leibniz

Match the description with the appropriate element of Locke's philosophy. -sensitive knowledge

Which of the following was one of Leibniz's favorite metaphors for the human mind at birth?

In the Treatise of Man,Descartes provided mechanistic explanations for all the following functions EXCEPT

All of the following are considered members of the "British associationist" tradition of mental philosophy EXCEPT

Descartes's mathematical invention,which integrated algebra and geometry,is called

Match the description with the appropriate element of Locke's philosophy. -intuitive knowledge

Descartes's Treatise on the Passions of the Soul (1649)was highly influenced by his correspondence with

Legend has it that Descartes did much of his best thinking

Leibniz's sentient monads are presumably dominant in __________,while rational monads reside in __________.

Match the description with the appropriate element of Leibniz's theory of monads. -rational monads

Match the description with the appropriate element of Descartes's philosophy. -innate ideas

Match the description with the appropriate element of Locke's philosophy. -reflections

The first rule of Descartes's method,providing the equivalent of the geometric axioms,was to

Match the description with the appropriate element of Descartes's philosophy. -passions

Match the female correspondent with the philosopher. -Descartes

Match the description with the appropriate element of Leibniz's theory of monads. -bare monads

Who was an early scientist who initiated the practice of bringing together groups of investigators for scientific discussions?

Where did Descartes localize the most important interactions between the body and the soul?

Introduction: Studying the History of Psychology

Foundational Ideas from Antiquity

Physiologists of Mind: Brain Scientists from Gall to Penfield

The Sensing and Perceiving Mind: From Kant through the Gestalt Psychologists

Wundt and the Establishment of Experimental Psychology

The Evolving Mind: Darwin and His Psychological Legacy

Measuring the Mind: Galton and Individual Differences

American Pioneers: James, Hall, Calkins, and Thorndike

Psychology as the Science of Behavior: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner

Social Influence and Social Psychology: From Mesmer to Milgram and Beyond

Mind in Conflict: Freudian Psychoanalysis and Its Successors

Psychology Gets “Personality”: Allport, Maslow, and the Broadening Field

The Developing Mind: Binet, Piaget, and the Study of Intelligence

Minds, Machines, and Cognitive Psychology

Applying Psychology: From the Witness Stand to the Workplace

The Art and Science of Clinical Psychology

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Leibniz's sentient monads are presumably dominant in ,while rational monads reside in .